Gay travel destinations: No matter the place, here’s what happens – USA TODAY

• Safety comes first for many LGBTQ travelers when deciding where to go and how to get there.
• Some destinations are an “automatic no” for them, like countries that criminalize their identity.
• For many travelers, preparing for a trip starts with looking up the experiences of other LGBTQ travelers and locals.

Mason Aid looks for a Starbucks coffee shop on every road trip.

It’s not for the coffee.

“I schedule bathroom breaks around Starbucks locations because I know that they have gender-neutral bathrooms,” said Aid, who is nonbinary transmasculine and uses the pronouns they and them. “That makes a big difference.”